Portable swing



(N5 Model.) I I R. A. 85 G. E. SHORE-Y.

PORTABLE SWING.

No. 531,472. F19 Patented Dec. 25, 1894.

INVENTORS M I l fink/ATTORNEY PHOTO-Lama, vusmn'mcu. n c.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

R UBEN A. SHOREY AND GEORGE E. SHOREY,OF FAIRFIELD, ASSIGNORS TO JOHN E. KELLEY, OF RANDOLPH, ,AND GEORGE T. ounrrsor FREE PORT, MAINE.

PORTABLE, swmo.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent lilo. 531,472, dated December 25, 1894. Application filed November 14,1898. Serial No. 490,969. (No model.)

such as aroused in parks, lawns, seashore places and camp grounds, or, indeed, indoors. It is desirable, especially where such swings are used Indoors, to have the construction as low as possible without interfering with the scope of the swing, and it is also desirable to have the structure capable of being packed into the smallest possible space. ,7

The objects of our improvement areto'lbwer the structure and also render it capable of being packed more compactly than heretofore has been possible.

We will describe a swing embodying our point out the novel features in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective View of aswing embodying our improvement. Fig. 2 is acentral vertical section of the same.

Similar letters of reference designate corre-.

sponding parts in both figures.

-A, A designate two standards, severally consisting, as here shown, of frames composed of upwardly converging side-pieces a, a cross pieces a a', near the upper ends of the side pieces, cross pieces a, near the lower ends of the side pieces and oblique brace a.

extending between the side-pieces and the lower cross pieces a; all these parts being fastened together by screws, or otherwise.

This particular construction forms no essential part of our'improvement, but is preferred, because of its simplicity and cheapness. The two standards have pivotally connected to their upper portions the upper ends of brace rods B, B the means for securing the same in the standards, consisting, in the present instance, of bolts B passing through the brace rods and the side pieces of the standards. At

employed for this purpose preferably consist of bolts passing through the lower portions of the brace rods, thence through slots a formed longitudinally in the side pieces a, 0. of the ,standards A, A ,\the bolts being provided with nuts beyond the side pieces of the standards, so that the bolts may bemade to clamp the brace rods to the standards. Preferably the, slots 0. are lined with "a strip of metal a to prevent wear. The brace rods of each pair are pivotally connected together by means of bolts b passing through the same and having nuts applied to their ends. bolts b form the pivots or hinges upon which the standards are adjusted relatively to each other, for the purpose of assuming difierent angles.

The hinging or pivoting of the standards together, by means of the brace rods is an important feature of our improvement, particularly as it enables us to materially shorten the standards as compared withthe length which would be requisite for them, if they were hinged together in the ordinary manner, at their upper ends, and stillafford the same length of oscillation for the swings.

. It is advantageous to fasten the lower ends of the brace rods to the side pieces of the standards by passing bolts through slots formed in said side pieces themselves as compared with passing thenithrough slots or loops formed in or by appurtenances of said side pieces,

These because when the slots are formed in the side than otherwise otally connected, at their upper portions to the bolts B. The lower ends of the side pieces have pivoted to them, by means of bolts, or

rods, 0 the backs d of the seats D. The

backs d consist of side pieces at, d and intermediate cross pieces, the latter being provided with upright pieces suitable for a bag];

rest. v

--The seats D are provided with' arms d which, at one end, are pivotally connected with the side pieces 0 c of the swing frames C, 0 and, at the other end, are connected by a cross rod (1, which passes through slots formed in the side pieces (1', d of the back. These slots being formed in the side pieces themselves, instead of in some appurtenance of the side pieces, enable the parts to be folded close together. Preferably the slots will be lined with strips of metal CF, and, in the latter are hooks or shoulders d for the support of the cross rod d". By changing the cross rod from these shoulders to the bottoms of the slots, and vice Versa, the backs of the seats may be made to assume diiferent angles.

The seat portions (Z of the seats D may be of any suitable construction. They are provided with cross rods d whose ends are inserted in longitudinal recesses formed in the inner surfaces of the side pieces (1, d of the seats D. By tilting the seat portion laterally, it may be detached from the side pieces cl, d Without detaching it, it may be oscillated upon the cross rod (Z as upon a pivot." The opposite ends of the seat portions of the seats may rest upon cross bars of the swing frames.

It will be seen that by a very simple construction, we provide, not only for the oscillation of the seat portions of the seats, but also for detaching such seat portions.

By making the seat portions detachable, it is practicable to upholster them with rich and expensive material, without exposing them to the weather.

E designates a platform arranged between the seats, and as here shown, made of longitudinal pieces and cross pieces, the longitudinal pieces being notched on their under sides, to hook into the rods which pivot the seat backs to the swing frames. This construction is advantageous as it enables the platform to be detached when the swing is to be packed for shipping.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with a swing frame of standards to which the swing frame is pivoted and which do not project substantially above the points of support of said swing frame, and cross braces pivoted to standards and extending across to opposite standards where they are adj ustably secured, said cross braces being pivoted to each other at the point where they cross, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

REUBEN A. SI'IOREY. GEORGE E. SIIOREY. \Vitnesses:

VVILLIAM G. 1110mm, CHARLES E. IIOLT. 

